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The PORTAL of HORRORWikipedia portals: Culture · Geography · Health · History · Mathematics · Natural sciences · Philosophy · Religion · Society · Technology Welcome to the PORTAL of HORRORWelcome to Wikipedia's portal of horror fiction and horror film. Horror fiction is, broadly, fiction in any medium intended to scare, unsettle, or horrify the audience. Historically, the cause of the "horror" experience has often been the intrusion of an evil or occasionally misunderstood supernatural element into everyday human experience. Since the 1960s, any work of fiction with a morbid, gruesome, surreal, exceptionally suspenseful or frightening theme has come to be called "horror." Horror fiction often overlaps with science fiction and/or fantasy, all of which have sometimes been placed under the umbrella category speculative fiction. In film, the horror genre is characterized by the attempt to make the viewer experience dread, fear, terror, disgust, or horror. Its plots often involve the intrusion of an evil force, event, or personage, sometimes of supernatural origin, into the mundane world. Selected ArticleFriday the 13th is an American horror franchise that consists of eleven slasher films, a television show, novels, and comic books. The franchise is mainly based on the fictional character of Jason Voorhees, who drowned at Camp Crystal Lake as a boy due to the negligence of the teenage counselors. Decades later, the lake is rumored to be "cursed" and is the setting for a series of mass murders. Jason is featured in all of the films, either as the killer or as the motivation for the killings. The original film was written by Victor Miller, and was produced and directed by Sean S. Cunningham; later films brought in others for these positions. Originally created to cash in on the success of John Carpenter's Halloween (1978), the success led Paramount Pictures to purchase the full rights to the Friday the 13th franchise. Frank Mancuso, Jr., who produced the films, also developed the television show Friday the 13th: The Series after Paramount released what would be their last film. The television series is not connected to the rest of the franchise by any character or setting, but was created out of the idea of "bad luck and curses," which the film series symbolized. While the franchise was owned by Paramount, four films were adapted into novels, with the film Friday the 13th Part III receiving two separate adaptations. When the franchise was sold to New Line Cinema, Cunningham returned to oversee two additional films, and a crossover film with Freddy Krueger from another horror film series, A Nightmare on Elm Street. Under New Line, thirteen novellas and various comic book series were published featuring Jason Voorhees. The film series was never favored by critics, but still became a financial success at the box office. The franchise is considered one of the most successful franchises in American cinema thanks to the success of the films, but also because of the comic book, expansive merchandising that includes various toylines, video games, soundtrack releases and references in popular culture. In addition, the franchise tops other American horror franchises in adjusted 2008 dollars for box office gross. Selected Picture
Selected BiographyRandall Flagg is a fictional character created by Stephen King. The character first appeared in the novel The Stand (1978), and has since been featured in various novels by King, sometimes as the main antagonist and others as in a brief cameo. He often goes under different names, most of which can be abbreviated by the initials R.F. However, there are exceptions to this rule; in The Dark Tower series, the name most often associated with Flagg is Walter o'Dim. Flagg is described as "an accomplished sorcerer and a devoted servant of the Outer Dark" with general supernatural abilities involving necromancy, prophecy, and unnatural influence over predatory animal and human behavior. His goals typically center on spreading destruction and causing conflict, usually through bringing down civilizations. This day in horror
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Featured horror content Featured articles: Films: Alien vs. Predator • Cannibal Holocaust • The Cat and the Canary (1927) • Gremlins • Gremlins 2: The New Batch • Halloween (1978) • Halloween II • Halloween III: Season of the Witch • Jaws • Manos: The Hands of Fate • The Mummy (1999) • Night of the Living Dead • The Pit and the Pendulum (1961 film) • System Shock • Tenebrae • Witchfinder General • Zodiac Games: Silent Hill 4: The Room Writers: Edgar Allan Poe • H.P. Lovecraft • Mary Shelley Characters: Jason Voorhees Creatures: Vampire Good Articles: Films: Alien (film) • Alien Resurrection • Aliens • Beetlejuice • Bride of Frankenstein • Dracula's Daughter • Eyes Without a Face • Friday the 13th (franchise) • Ginger Snaps (film) • Grindhouse (film) • Grizzly Rage • Halloween (2007 film) • Hannibal • I Am Legend • Jaws 2 • Jaws 3-D • Jaws: The Revenge • King Kong (2005) • Maneater (film) • The Orphanage (2007 film) • Psycho (1960) • Resident Evil • Resident Evil: Apocalypse • Resident Evil: Extinction • Silent Hill • Sleepy Hollow • Snakes on a Plane • The Rocky Horror Picture Show • The Stone Tape • The Texas Chain Saw Massacre • Ultime grida dalla savana Games: Doom 3 • F.E.A.R. • Silent Hill 2 • Silent Hill 3 • Silent Hill Homecoming • System Shock 2 • Novels: "Botan Dōrō" • "Frankenstein" • "Yotsuya Kaidan" Franchises: Friday the 13th (franchise) • Halloween (franchise) • Subspecies • Characters: Michael Myers • Randall Flagg Related portalsAssociated Wikimedia |
